Fw: Common names list

[Ron Gatrelle]

Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 11:28 PM
Subject: Common names list


> A brief experimental "list" of names has been posted on the TILS Leps
Names
> section (SC-NABN).  It is very important that the "suggestions" button on
> the right of the main page be used a lot.  The "committee" on this list
is
> ya'll.
>
> The introduction message is clear that common names are those used by the
> people in the field.   Standardization is only good if people actually
use
> the names.  Our position is that people in New York, Florida or Montana
> don't have any business telling people in southern California what things
> only found in that region should be called.  The same holds true that
> people in Florida as they are the ones who need to let the rest of us
know
> what they call things only found there.   Now, one can not necessarily
have
> the same common name for several different entities -- but then again
let's
> consider this for example.
>
snips

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Ron Gatrelle





 
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